Block Course 2026

Scope

The lectures of the Block Course "Materials, Functioning and Technology of Batteries" cover the full spectrum of electrochemical energy storage and conversion, from theory to engineering and from fundamentals to applications.

Poster sessions and social events like lab tours, joint dinners offer ideal conditions to connect to other young researchers in the field.

Target Group

The Block Course of the GS-EES is open to all interested doctoral researchers, master students and post-docs, no matter at which institution they are enrolled. 

Due to limited seats, please register here before 17th April 2026.

Dates and Venue

Part 1
4th to 7th May 202
Justus Liebig University, Giessen
C 106, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 19
35392 Giessen, Germany

Part 2
Part 2 of the Block Course will take place in autumn in Ulm. More details will be announced. 

Costs

The Block Course is free of charge for GS-EES members and master students related to CELEST. If you are uncertain whether you can participate free of charge, please get in touch with us.

The fee for external participants is 130 € (Block Course Part 1).
It includes snacks, lunch, cold and warm beverages, coffee and cake during coffee breaks, dinner on the first night and a guided tour of the Liebig Museum/entry to the Mathematikum.

External participants will receive an invoice via email and will have to settle the bill via bank transfer before 15th April 2026.

Accomodation

Accomodation is not included.

Hotels nearby are:

Trip Inn City Hotel Giessen
Westanlage 30-32
35390 Gießen
 

B&B Hotel Gießen-City
Schanzenstraße 11
35390 Gießen

Contact

In case of any questions related to the Block Course, please email Sylva Schäfer or call +49 (0) 641 99 18300.

Registration

Registration for the Block Course 2026 | Part 1 is open. Due to limited seats, please register before 17th April 2026.

Impressions of previous years